http://www.300guitars.com Guitar Mania by Billy Penn Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:01:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/02/hipkitty-glaze-pedal-review/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/02/hipkitty-glaze-pedal-review/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:24:31 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=6832 I just posted the new HipKitty Glaze pedal review on the Reviews page. Neal Logdahl sent me one of these really cool pedals to check out and do a write up. The Glaze is a unique overdrive/boost pedal that sounds very clear and articulate. At lower settings harmonics are enhanced and at higher setting it... 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This is a straightforward, no nonsense warehouse of effects in a portable package that sounds good and will accommodate a multitude of players and their gigs. Click here to read the review. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/12/new-review-boss-me-50-multi-effects-unit/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/11/mxr-releases-the-76-vintage-dyna-comp-pedal/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/11/mxr-releases-the-76-vintage-dyna-comp-pedal/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:51:49 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=1075  The MXR Dyna Comp that was produced in 1976 has long been regarded as the ultimate stomp box compressor. There’s something inherently musical in the way it “tightens up” a guitar signal, raising the volume of quiet notes and leveling off peaks to create rich, full bodied sustain. And now the MXR Custom Shop brings... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/10/new-coffin-cases-batula-fuzz-pedal/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/10/new-carl-martin-dc-drive-pedal/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/10/new-carl-martin-dc-drive-pedal/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:16:07 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=968  What Vintage series would be complete without an ultra-versatile and simple to use drive pedal? Introducing the Carl Martin DC Drive. Besides the typical Level, Tone and Drive knobs which obviously control the volume of the signal, the tone and the amount of overdrive, Carl has smartly added a clean boost after the drive section, and... 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